I created an interactive map overlaying Paul’s 20,000km of journeys on a 1st century Roman Roads network – with modern vs. ancient cities and site photos. The base map utilizes the Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire (DARE), which was embedded into ArcGIS, with all four of Paul’s journeys with every stop added. The Roman Roads map can also be switched to a modern map to compare the ancient vs. modern locations.
This is part of a personal project I am embarking on called Kingdoms Collide, where I plan to retrace every step of Paul’s journeys across the ancient Roman Roads. Approximately 30% is complete, and I hope to finish it in the next couple years. I find it fascinating the relationship between the message what Paul brought versus that of the Roman Empire, where the world was never the same following those encounters. Hope you enjoy exploring through this map!
Source: The Book of Acts and on-site research
Tool: ArcGis and the DARE Atlas
First I was like: Paul? Who is Paul and what is he doing in ancient Rome?
Until I realized you were writing about Saint Paul and of course during his travels he wasn’t a saint yet.
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I created an interactive map overlaying Paul’s 20,000km of journeys on a 1st century Roman Roads network – with modern vs. ancient cities and site photos. The base map utilizes the Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire (DARE), which was embedded into ArcGIS, with all four of Paul’s journeys with every stop added. The Roman Roads map can also be switched to a modern map to compare the ancient vs. modern locations.
This is part of a personal project I am embarking on called Kingdoms Collide, where I plan to retrace every step of Paul’s journeys across the ancient Roman Roads. Approximately 30% is complete, and I hope to finish it in the next couple years. I find it fascinating the relationship between the message what Paul brought versus that of the Roman Empire, where the world was never the same following those encounters. Hope you enjoy exploring through this map!
Source: The Book of Acts and on-site research
Tool: ArcGis and the DARE Atlas
First I was like: Paul? Who is Paul and what is he doing in ancient Rome?
Until I realized you were writing about Saint Paul and of course during his travels he wasn’t a saint yet.
Great work.
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